The above statistics show that yes, obesity does exist amongst New Zealand children. However, the final two statistics are particularly intriguing as they indicate that childhood obesity in New Zealand is not the âepidemicâ it has been made out to be â obesity has not been âspreading rapidlyâ.
Bahrain (/bÉËËreÉªn/; Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¨Ø­Ø±ÙÙââ al-Baá¸¥rayn), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: ÙÙÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ¨Ø­Ø±ÙÙââ Mamlakat al-Baá¸¥rayn), is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian Gulf.
It is an archipelago with Bahrain Island, the largest land mass, at 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway while Iran lies 200 km (124 mi) to the north across the Persian Gulf. The peninsula of Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. The population in 2010 stood at 1,234,571, including 666,172 non-nationals.